Urgent clarification of the status of private petroleum depots owners would help in averting crisis in the industry, the General Secretary, Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Isaac Aberare has said.
Speaking at the third Independent Marketers Branch (IMB) Lagos Zonal Council Quadrennial Delegates Conference in Lagos last week, Aberare said the status of private depots has become a major concern in the sub-sector, adding that efforts to resolve the issue would encourage growth.
Urgent clarification of the status of private petroleum depots owners would help in averting crisis in the industry, the General Secretary, Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Isaac Aberare has said.
Speaking at the third Independent Marketers Branch (IMB) Lagos Zonal Council Quadrennial Delegates Conference in Lagos last week, Aberare said the status of private depots has become a major concern in the sub-sector, adding that efforts to resolve the issue would encourage growth.
Represented by the Senior Assistant General Secretary, NUPENG, Adamson Momoh, he said private depots ‘owners were disqualified from attending the conference because of internal squabbles.
He urged members to facilitate discussions on how to solve the problems before it is too late.
He said: ”The Branch Executive Council(BEC) of NUPENG should consult widely and resolve the status of the private depots before it becomes a source of disunity, antagonism, bikering and demotivation in the Branch.’’
He said audit committee has discovered discrepancies in the collection and remittance of union dues and levies among braches in the informal sector.
The branch, he said, should dialogue with the leadership of the union to ensure that all outstanding dues and trip levies are remitted by the National Secretariat without further delay.
He said the guidelines issued for conduct of election of zonal delegates has generated controversy, advising members to resolve the issue through dialogue.
Also, the Zonal Chairman, IMB, Wahab said dialogue is needed to resolve industrial conflict.
‘’Labour agencies must use dialogue to resolve issues. Dialogue when use effectively helps to reduce tension, blackmail, and gossips in work place,’’ he added.
The Zonal Trustee, IMB, Kofoworola Oladehinde, urged members to resolve problems affecting the union, arguing that failure to settle their differences would hinder growth.
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